Tuesday's matchup: Bulls at Hornets

February 18, 2013

TV/radio: 7 p.m., Tuesday; CSN-Plus, CLTV, WMVP-AM 1000.

Series: Hornets 1-0.

Last meeting: The Bulls shot just 33 percent in an 89-82 home loss on Nov. 3 — and shot-blocking rookie Anthony Davis didn't even play. Carlos Boozer and Richard Hamilton combined to hit just 3 of 18 attempts.

Probable starters (ppg):

Greivis Vasquez 13.9; Kirk Hinrich 7.0

Austin Rivers 6.0; Richard Hamilton 10.7

Robin Lopez 11.7; Joakim Noah 11.8

Anthony Davis 12.5; Carlos Boozer 15.7

Al-Farouq Aminu 7.6; Luol Deng 16.7

Team averages

Scoring offense: Hornets 94.1 (23); Bulls 93.1 (27)

Scoring defense: Hornets 97.1 (14); Bulls 91.5 (3)

FG percentage: Hornets .453 (11); Bulls .438 (24)

FT percentage: Hornets .764 (12); Bulls .779 (7)

3-point FG percentage: Hornets .376 (7); Bulls .344 (24)

Rebounding: Hornets 41.3 (20); Bulls 43.7 (6)

Turnovers: Hornets 14.6 (11); Bulls 14.7 (13)

All stats through Monday

Storyline: Top draft pick/Chicago native Davis will face the Bulls for the first time. He is coming off a 21-point, 11-rebound, 2-block effort in New Orleans' 99-63 beating of Portland on Wednesday.